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ORDINANCE NO. __ 64_7_1 ___ _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11.,.5 OF THE CODE OF ORDIN.,.
ANCES• CITY OF LUBBOCK. TEXAS. PROVIDING FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF
ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHARGES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the changes set out
below would be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section lle5 of the Code of Ordinance~ City of Lubbock.
BE and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"In the event any user or customer of the cityts
electric light system does not pay matured rates
and charges within fiftettt".r days from the date the
same become due and payable, it is hereby made
the duty of the director of utilities. sales and
collections to disconnect the electric service.
Whenever the amount past due and delinquent is
paid by such user or customer, such service may
be resumed, but there shall be charged and col ..
lected a reconnection charge of three dollars. Such
service shall also be disconnected when a consumer
fails to pay for water service rendered by the city. 11
SECTION 2. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method
ptmvide d by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Council on first reading this 28th day of september , 1972.
Passed by the Council on second reading this 12th day of _z.Oc=..t:.::o:.:b;.;:e:.:.r ___ __,, 1972.
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